Prony Beg, Ballater, Aberdeenshire

   



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ECO House showing the use of Local Materials
The South East corner
From the River Gairn
From the North
 Entrance Porch Kitchen Porch & Log Store

Pronie Beg, Gairnside, Ballater, Aberdeenshire - Mr & Mrs B Wright
The clients' owned a small hill farm and qualified for a retirement house under Aberdeenshire Council Planning Policy for retiring farmers.  A site was identified on the banks of the River Gairn, a tributary of the Dee, and this low budget, zero energy house was designed utilising passive solar gain a wood burning stove and heat recovery internal ventilation system.  The concept utilizes granite and local materials and was built to a very tight budget
Contractor:  Client (a retired Civil Engineer) with assistance from local tradesmen

 

Michael Rasmussen associates chartered architects the studio, station square, aboyne, aberdeenshire, scotland AB34 5HX
tel:013398 86965 fax: 013398 85654 (Prefix is +44 13398 if calling from outside the UK)